Quick Start; Basic Setup; Sound Mode - Waldorf MicroWave XT Bedienungsanleitung

Quick Start

This chapter gives you a quick introduction into the MicroWave II/XT/XTk and its features. It
is written for those people that want to get a quick success without reading tons of manual
stuff. Although the MicroWave II/XT/XTk is a very complex device with many capabilities,
its basic operation is quite easy to understand. But there are also more complicated things
that make it necessary to take a deeper look into this manual from time to time.

Basic Setup

1. Press the Power button
will show a startup message which disappears after a few seconds.
2. When you want to switch off the power, press and hold the Power button
again. The display now shows a countdown from 10 to 0. When 0 is reached, the
MicroWave is switched off. If you release the Power button before, nothing will
happen. This is just a precaution to prevent data loss by accidently hitting the
button.
3. Before you can start playing the MicroWave II/XT/XTk, you have to ensure that its
MIDI receive channel is set properly. When you power up for the very first time,
channel 1 is selected. To change the setting, press the Utility button
now shows:
Use the first value dial

Sound Mode

In Sound mode, the MicroWave II/XT/XTk can play one sound at a time. You can select
between 256 Sound programs, which are organised in two banks A001...B128 and
B001...B128 .
Selecting Sound Programs
1. Press the Play button
shows the program number and the name of the currently selected program:
Play some notes on your MIDI keyboard and listen to the sound.
2. If you want to adjust the MicroWave II/XT/XTk's volume, use the rightmost value
dial, labeled Main Vol.
3. Use the Page Dial
increases the program number, turning the dial counterclockwise decreases it. On
the XTk, you can also use the numeric keys
number in the range 001...128.
Editing Sound Parameters via Play Access
Now it is time to do some edits on a sound program. The easiest way for editing sound
parameters is using the so-called Play Access page.
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Channel |PrgChange|BendRange|Device ID
01 | multi
below the display to change the MIDI receive channel.
to return to the program select page. The display now
Play Sound A001
Saw Repeat WMF |
to select other sound programs. Turning the dial clockwise
to switch on the MicroWave II/XT/XTk. The display
| 012 |
| Mode |Main Vol.
Sound |
to enter a 2 or 3 digit program
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. The display
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